War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

How else? "Count Tural asked very eagerly. As a soldier, he really wanted to hear words like "kill a chicken to scare the monkeys", "blood flowed for thirty thousand miles", and "cut into pieces" from a politician. But the other party soon let him down.

"Then we will adopt harsher words." The tangled Count Korolav said helplessly. After all, no one can afford to provoke the huge pot of civil war.

Unless the emperor himself jumped up from his throne and declared war with Hungary, Austria could only maintain this strange relationship with Hungary.

With the efficiency of the Regency Council, this matter could not be concluded for several months.

In fact, these lands were only purchased by Franz in the name of the royal family, but they were not actually registered in the name of the royal family and could only be regarded as Franz's private property.

Let me briefly mention here that the nature of the family property of the royal family is not the same as the personal property of the grand duke or even the emperor. Royal estates were usually property belonging to the Habsburg family, and no one other than the patriarch (usually the emperor) had the power to dispose of them.

Royal members only have the right to benefit from their own territory, but have no property rights. Therefore, strictly speaking, the attack on Franz's private property does not fall into the category of challenging the imperial power. Therefore, he has no right to use the national army to protect his own interests. The Grand Duke can only protect his safety with his own money and private guards. .

At first, Franz felt that no matter how crazy the Magyars were, they would not dare to take drastic measures against the royal estate. Now it seems that in the eyes of this group of extremists, all law, order, and authority are just clouds. Unless you subdue them with the barrel of a gun, these guys who advocate the supremacy of strength will not stop like this.

Before the Regent Council could finally take action, he had to resolve the issue, first by understanding the crucial point of "who are our friends and who are our enemies."

Only in this way can we establish a solid foundation for the next plan, so the first step is to unite some of the Hungarian nobles who are willing to cooperate, better divide their forces, and then disintegrate their alliance.

On the other hand, in direct military strikes against the attackers at the royal estate, these "horse bandits" are not an army in the true sense, but more like stragglers. Although they are known to be brave and good at fighting, they lack tactics when facing regular armed forces. , and lack of discipline is its fatal weakness.

To deal with these guys on horseback, Franz felt that his dragoon regiment was enough to sweep them away. Although the regiment's official strength was 1,000 people, the actual number was as high as three times.

After all, although these three thousand people are all composed of the second sons or illegitimate sons of nobles, each of their families has a glorious past and loyal servants, so it is common for a cavalry to have three or four followers.

These people are well-trained and well-equipped, but perhaps their only shortcoming is that they are unruly. Without a general who is reputable and able to convince the crowd, it will be difficult for them to be convinced.

So Franz could only invite Albrecht to go. Unlike Friedrich, as the eldest son of Archduke Karl, he was born with absolute suppression over the younger sons.

Although Albrecht still held the rank of colonel at this time, no one doubted that he would become a marshal in the future, and his character was extremely vicious.

At the same time, he is known as the last famous general in the history of the Austrian Empire. Albrecht's command and judgment abilities are both online, which can minimize the probability of overturning.

What if the proud man with the elite troops defeats the horse bandits and overturns? That would be an excuse to start a war, and it would be a war to expand the war and destroy the country.

At that time, the situation facing Vienna will no longer be unity and development, but how to solve the enemy once and for all and maximize the interests of the empire.

Of course, the possibility of this happening is very slim. If things develop according to normal trends, the "horse bandits" who have suffered a huge blow will choose to temporarily cease their activities to avoid being swept away by the army.

Since neither side wants to expand the scale of the conflict, this attack will inevitably be incomplete.

At this time, Franz had a legitimate reason to cultivate a force that could defend the royal estate. The personnel could be selected from German immigrants and Hungarian refugees. The selection criteria only needed to meet two conditions, one of whom could speak German (with a degree of education). The other is to be loyal to the Habsburg family.

This armed force will become a sharp weapon in Franz's hands and serve as a line of defense to prevent the "horse bandits" from coming back.

If the above three-step plan is executed smoothly, it should be able to put down the rebellion, and it will be an excellent opportunity to train Albrecht and his own troops and test their actual combat capabilities, while also training a force loyal to him.

In this case, before the year of storm comes, Franz will have enough capital in his hands. The more cards you have in your hand, the safer you are. In the same way, the more chips you have, the higher your success rate.

Of course, before taking the first step, no matter how sophisticated the plan is without the right person to help him, it is just a fantasy. This is also the first problem that Franz continues to solve now. He needs someone with a big enough reputation and a high enough status. Go and negotiate with the Hungarian nobles.

Schönbrunn Palace, Madame Sophie's palace.

"Where is father?" Franz asked.

"Going to sea." Mrs. Sophie replied calmly.

"Going to sea?" Franz asked with some confusion.

"Yes." Mrs. Sophie nodded. "You are allowed to go to sea, but your father is not allowed to go to sea?"

"But why is he going to sea like that?"

"It is said that he went to the North Pole to catch penguins."

Franz's head was full of black lines.

"Where are the penguins in the Arctic?"

"I don't know. Maybe your father can tell you why."

"Forget it, I think father has his own ideas." Franz couldn't guess what an archduke who persuaded people to colonize the desert was thinking. Maybe he was planning to colonize icebergs?

"Franz, what do you want to do? I can help you too!"

"Mother, you are powerful enough, and please pay attention to your age."

Madame Sophie grabbed Franz by the ears.

"You little heartless thing! You dislike me for getting old!"

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Franz felt that he should think of a plan to get the best of both worlds. After all, Mrs. Sophie's political vision was really not very good. Her excessive power would bring some unnecessary trouble to the country.

Historically, Mrs. Sophie liked to participate in national politics very much, but her level was as low as that of Yehenala. Franz doesn't want history to repeat itself, and the best way to avoid this happening is not to seize power later, but to deny her power in the first place.

It seems that it is still necessary to find a clothes-changing doll like Wei Mei for her.

However, Mrs. Sophie knew Franz very well and did not intend to give him too much time to think.

"Just think about it here! I'll take your sister to your aunt's house. If you have anything to do, remember to come over in person. Your uncle often kills passing pigeons and roasts them."

At this time, little Maria, who had been pretending to be asleep, jumped up and shouted.

"I'm going to my aunt's house. Maria wants to play with Nana!"

"Stop jumping! Look at you, you don't look like a princess at all!" Although Mrs. Sophie's tone was still stern, she still allowed Franz's little sister to jump up and down on the bed.

If it were Franz and his two brothers, they would have been beaten and imprisoned long ago.

The Nana in Maria's mouth is the sister of the famous Princess Sissi in history. Compared with Sissi, who has negative political ability, maybe Princess Nana is a good choice.

But strictly speaking, they are not a good match. It has nothing to do with their character and appearance, it's just that they belong to a branch of the Würterbach family, and there is a huge gap in status and identity with Franz, the orthodox heir of the Habsburg family.

Marriage among Western aristocrats is very particular about being "well-matched", and many marriages are designed deals.

It stands to reason that Franz should not be an exception. The reason why Princess Sissi's love is praised in history is because she broke this oldest rule.

"Is Nana good-looking?" Franz blurted out.